Formosa Backpackers HostelvsOcean View B&B
Both properties are highly recommended by travel writers. On balance, Formosa Backpackers Hostel scores slightly higher than Ocean View B&B. Formosa Backpackers Hostel comes in at #3 in Hualien with recommendations from 2 reviewers such as Rough Guide, Lonely Planet.
Formosa Backpackers Hostel
 Lonely Planet
 Rough Guide
No.206 Jianguo Road, Hualien City, Hualien, Taiwan
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
 - Free Internet
 - Laundry Service
 - Concierge
 - Free Parking
 - Multilingual
 
 "Formosa has laundry service, a full kitchen, a small cafe and bar, a 600-book English library, and free pick up from the train station." Full review
 "Excellent modern hostel... The marble-floored dorm is modern and spotlessly clean... The location isn’t bad, a short walk from downtown and the bars on Linsen Rd." 
Ocean View B&B
 Lonely Planet
No.49-2 Fude, Yanliao Village, Shoufeng Town, Hualien 974, Taiwan
From $0/night
 "Unmistakable at the end of Jung Shan Rd, this towering guesthouse has large stylish rooms with excellent ocean views." Full review